kos, coss
(noun) (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
coss (plural cosses or coss)
(South Asia) A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles.
• CSOs, SCOs, Socs, socs
Source: Wiktionary
Coss (ks), n. Etym: [Cf. Pers. k a road measure of about two miles; or Skr. kr.]
Definition: A Hindoo measure of distance, varying from one and a half to two English miles. Whitworth.
Coss, n. Etym: [It. cosa.]
Definition: A thing (only in phrase below). Rule of Coss, an old name for Algebra. Etym: [It. regola di cosa rule of thing, the unknown quantity being called the cosa, or the thing.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.